Day: August 26, 2018

Image copyright Netherlands Police Image caption Nicky Verstappen was found dead in the forest on a summer camp trip Dutch police investigating the disappearance and death of schoolboy Nicky Verstappen in 1998 say their prime suspect has been arrested in Spain. Jos Brech was identified as a suspect after the Netherlands’ biggest ever DNA harvesting…

Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at an entertainment complex in Jacksonville, Florida, police say. The sheriff’s office said on Twitter that many people had been wounded and urged people to avoid the area. They said a suspect was dead at the scene. Reports suggest the shooting happened during a video game…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Simon is seen here in Hollywood in 1998 Celebrated US playwright Neil Simon has died aged 91 in his native New York City of complications from pneumonia, representatives announced. Simon gained international fame in the 1960s for stage and screen comedies including The Odd Couple and Barefoot In The Park.…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption About 150 members of the group surrendered in north-western Afghanistan this month The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Afghanistan was killed in an air strike on Saturday, Afghan officials say. Abu Saad Erhabi and 10 other members are said to have died in an operation in the…

Image copyright PA Image caption The local mayor said those on board were “putting themselves at risk in known crocodile habitat” An illegal fishing boat has run aground and been found abandoned in crocodile-infested waters in northern Queensland, Australia. Authorities have found 11 people and think more are hiding in mangroves near Daintree, north of…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Masoud Karbasian sought to defend himself in parliament, but to no avail Iran’s parliament has voted to remove the economy minister from office as the country battles an economic crisis. Masoud Karbasian was targeted by a no-confidence vote over problems in the banking system, tax regulation and his failure to…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJohn McCain: US war hero, maverick and political titanTributes from former US presidents and across the political spectrum have poured in for Republican Senator John McCain, who has died aged 81. Barack Obama, who beat Mr McCain to the White House in 2008, said they shared a…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Mnangagwa won just over half the vote, election officials say Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president a day after his main challenger reaffirmed his rejection of the election result. Earlier on Sunday US election observers said the country lacked a “tolerant democratic culture”. On Friday the…

Image copyright Getty Images Born on the eve of World War Two, John McCain came of age with the dawn of the US as a global superpower. His lifetime spanned an arc across what Henry Luce once predicted would be the American Century – a time when US political, military and cultural power was unrivalled…